UNSPSC 50525870: Non GMO royal red plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO royal red plums. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50525870 Non GMO royal red plums, a Commodity code, shows minimal relevant recent activity. State and local governments purchase fresh produce through this taxonomy tier, but the recent opportunities in the dataset center on school nutrition programs sourcing broad fresh fruit and vegetable assortments—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and specialty items—rather than plums or single-variety fruit procurement. The one opportunity nominally tagged to produce sourcing (Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition's RFB 4162 for petite bananas, due July 29, 2026) explicitly specifies bananas, not plums. School districts, county boards of education, and independent school districts dominate the issuing bodies in recent fresh-produce solicitations, typically bundling multiple produce lines into annual nutrition contracts serving National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program requirements.

Georgia school districts show the heaviest recent procurement concentration—Hancock County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Glynn County all issued fresh-produce RFPs and IFBs between March and June 2026—alongside districts in Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida. Geographic preferences and local-sourcing mandates appear frequently: Bulloch County requires produce grown within 200 miles, Bartow County specifies sourcing within 400 miles of the school system, and McAllen ISD provides preference for produce grown within 50 miles or elsewhere in the United States. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) for over 200 fresh-produce line items with delivery to three school locations, and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) serving 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with approximately $5.5 million annual estimated spending. The code's mismatch with the plum specification and absence of plum-specific solicitations suggest limited current procurement activity under this commodity.